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Staying Focused, Staying Connected & Staying Human: Principles for Peacebuilding Online
In March 2020, the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPCS) began transitioning to an online peacebuilding organisation. The increasing travel restrictions and preventive measures linked to the COVID-19 pandemic became a catalyst for CPCS to critically reflect on ways in which...
More Women in Tech Means a More Peaceful World
Pakistan ranks 148 out of 149 countries on the gender inequality index (WEF). It will take another 500 years for Pakistan to reach gender equality in this scenario (UNWomen). Women empowerment is essential to gain generational equality. Technology has emerged as a...
Building a better post-Covid-19 world with the private sector
From Pact: Covid-19 has created one of the most widespread humanitarian and economic crises in recent history. Despite years of pandemic warnings issued, most governments, civil society, research institutions and businesses were caught unaware. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus...
Maskani is Our New Normal- Exploring Digital Peacebuilding in Kenya, Working from Home (2020)
As the world woke up to the Covid-19 reality, tech-thinkers across different parts of the world were already grappling with the idea of using social media capabilities as part of the new normal. There is no doubt that a thin line exists...
How local Non-Government Organizations in Rwanda (NGOs) are affected by COVID 19?
Since the COVID19 first appeared in China, it was quickly affecting the entire life across the globe. Heath systems, businesses, banking, infrastructures, tourisms, education, transportation, social life, etc. have been affected in countries experiencing the COVID19. In response to the crisis, Rwanda...
Freedom in the World 2020: A Leaderless Struggle for Democracy
Democracy and pluralism are under assault. Dictators are toiling to stamp out the last vestiges of domestic dissent and spread their harmful influence to new corners of the world. At the same time, many freely elected leaders are dramatically narrowing their concerns...
The Top Resources of 2019
It was an exciting year for DME for Peace, with over 37,000 people from 191 countries accessing and contributing to the platform. As we continue to look forward and move into 2020, we wanted to highlight the top M&E resources of 2019:...
Congress Poised to Pass Global Fragility Act (2019)
On December 16th, 2019, congressional appropriators released an appropriations package, which includes the Global Fragility Act. The first vote on the package has been scheduled for Tuesday, December 17th, 2019, after three years of advocacy and research.** Search for Common Ground's (Search) Vice President...
Political unrest, violence have forced millions to migrate and seek protection of the rule of law
The following article was written by Amanda Robert, originally for the ABA Journal. "Raquel Aldana’s interest in the cause and effect of international migration is both personal and professional. She was born to a Guatemalan father and a Salvadoran mother and raised...
Questions & Answers on Knowledge Mapping
The following blog - Questions & Answers on Knowledge Mapping - was written by Bernadette Wright, PhD, research and evaluation consultant at Meaningful Evidence. In the October 17, 2019, M&E Thursday Talk, we shared new techniques for using knowledge mapping to integrate and...
Confronting an Authoritarian Internet – Voices from the Frontlines Event
In case you missed Internews’ event, Confronting an Authoritarian Internet – Voices from the Frontlines, in Washington, DC last week, we’d like to share some of the highlights with you. Internews’ partners work in countries around the world in which state...
Freedom on the Net 2019: The Crisis of Social Media
Internet freedom is increasingly imperiled by the tools and tactics of digital authoritarianism, which have spread rapidly around the globe. Repressive regimes, elected incumbents with authoritarian ambitions, and unscrupulous partisan operatives have exploited the unregulated spaces of social media platforms, converting them...